baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2533637-A (GB)
Title: An interactive video system and a method of controlling an interactive video system
Inventor: SVETLANA DRAGAYEVA
IPC: G06F3/0346
Filed: 2014-12-24
Abstract: A video system comprising a display 12, a motion sensor 6 integrated with the display and a controller or processor 4. When the display is moved and the processor receives a signal from the motion sensor, the processor causes a change in the displayed video output. This change may be the display of a different video. A sound sensor 8 may also be connected to the processor, and the processor may also cause a change in the displayed video based on sound input. The change in the displayed video may only occur when receiving a motion and sound signal simultaneously. A sliding scale may be provided on the display to indicate the level of detected movement. A training system comprising the video system is also claimed. The training system might feature videos of industrial accidents.
Patent GB-2533653-A (GB)
Title: Electronic smoking device with aerosol measurement
Inventor: LIK HON
IPC: A24F40/51
Filed: 2015-02-13
Abstract: An electronic cigarette comprising an atomizer comprising a heating element and an aerosol sensing unit 100; the aerosol sensing unit comprising a body 10, inlet 101, outlet 102, a chamber 103 connecting the inlet and outlet, light intensity detecting unit for measuring the light intensity within the chamber when aerosol AL passes through, pressure sensor 14 and a controller for deriving flow speed of the aerosol through the chamber based on the light intensity and pressure measurements. The light intensity detecting unit may comprise a light emitting element 11 and a light detecting element 12. Further disclosed is a method for sensing an aerosol during a puff of an e-cigarette comprising generating the aerosol, detecting a light intensity of the aerosol, deriving the flow speed based on the light intensity and pressure, determining the puff duration and then deriving the volume of the aerosol during the puff. Further disclosed is an atomizer for an electronic smoking device with an aerosol sensing unit. Further disclosed is an electronic cigarette comprising an aerosol sensing unit and controller wherein the controller is arranged to derive a mass flow rate of vapour flowing through the chamber based on light intensity and pressure.
Patent GB-2535747-A (GB)
Title: Cycle Trainer
Inventor: DAVID EVANS
IPC: A63B69/16
Filed: 2015-02-26
Abstract: The trainer comprises a support structure for receiving a cycle having at least one front wheel and at least one driven rear wheel, and a resistance member to be engaged by the driven rear wheel to provide variable resistance to rotation of the driven rear wheel. According to the invention, the resistance member comprises at least one turbine 1, a fluid flow circuit 2, and at least one pump 3 for driving a fluid through the turbine via the fluid flow circuit. The trainer therefore provides the option of assistive or resistive rotational force in order to reproduce the forces encountered in a cycle ride; the assistive or resistive rotational force is provided by the turbine(s), the fluid flow circuit and the pump(s).
Patent GB-2525503-A (GB)
Title: Method of fitting a grease cartridge to a vacuum grease gun
Inventor: GREGORY MICHAEL HORACE
IPC: F16N3/12
Filed: 2015-04-01
Abstract: A method of fitting a grease cartridge 10 to a greasing head 100 with an associated barrel 26 and end cap 32; the barrel attaches to the greasing head at a first end 28 and the end cap attaches to the barrel at a second end 30, and the cartridge is enclosed within the barrel and end cap arrangement. The grease cartridge is longer than the length of the barrel, such that when inserted into the barrel it protrudes from the second end, and fitting of the end cap clamps the cartridge in place against the greasing head by use of a cooperating screw thread on the barrel 34 and within the end cap. The arrangement also includes a follower seal (16 Fig. 2) which provides an airtight seal for the grease cartridge, allowing vacuum dispensing of grease. The follower seal can be integral with the cartridge or it can be removable and re-used. An aperture may be provided in the end cap so that pressure can be applied to the follower seal in order to prime the greasing head. The greasing head can be part of a grease gun, and in particular a vacuum-type grease gun.
Patent GB-2541862-A (GB)
Title: Irrigation kit
Inventor: NATASHA CHAPPELL
IPC: A01G31/02
Filed: 2015-06-26
Abstract: A kit for culturing plants comprises a timer valve 2, a conduit 3, and a plurality of cultivation units 4 each having a float valve 5, wherein the conduit conveys fluid from a source into the cultivation units, the timer valve operates according to pre-set times to control the flow of fluid through the conduit, and the float valve stops the flow of fluid when the level of fluid in the cultivation unit reaches a predetermined level. The cultivation units may be provided with a plurality of channels or raised projections in the base. The float valve may be located within the cultivation unit and the vessel may have a first section which is of a smaller width than a second section and the first section receives the float valve. Also disclosed is a method of using the kit for controlling flow of fluid to cultivation units.
Patent GB-2523965-A (GB)
Title: Grid structure with flow hybrid coordination function in nuclear fuel assembly
Inventor: LEI TAO
IPC: G21C3/352
Filed: 2013-12-12
Abstract: A grid structure with a flow mixing coordination function in a nuclear fuel assembly comprises grids formed by vertically interlacing multiple stripes (3), a pair of mixing wings (5) being respectively provided at two sides of the top of each intersection of the stripes (3), and each stripe (3) concaving inwardly to form a convex structure (2) with a U-shaped cross-section on the stripe. Coordination between a clamping system and a mixing system is realized by using the convex structure, and the mixing performance of the grid structure is enhanced, thereby improving the critical heat flux of the fuel assembly. The paired convex structures in the form of an access ramp effectively rectify the flow inside the grid structure, thereby reducing the pressure loss.
Patent GB-2529062-A (GB)
Title: Corrodible downhole article
Inventor: WILKS TIMOTHY E
IPC: E21B43/267
Filed: 2015-07-28
Abstract: Magnesium alloys suitable for use as corrodible downhole articles have a corrosion rate of at least 50mg/cm2/day in 15% KCl at 93Â°C and a 0.2% proof strength of at least 50MPa when tested using standard tensile test method ASTM B557-10. Also claimed are methods for producing the alloys, downhole tools comprising the alloys and methods of hydraulic fracturing using the downhole tools.
Patent GB-2546060-A (GB)
Title: Multi detector mass spectrometer and spectrometry method
Inventor: JOHANNES SCHWIETERS
IPC: H01J49/42
Filed: 2015-08-14
Abstract: A mass spectrometer comprising at least one ion source 10 suitable for generating a beam of ions from a sample; at least one mass filter 20 downstream of the ion source provided and adapted to select ions from the beam by their mass-to-charge ratio (m/z); at least one collision cell 30 arranged downstream of the mass filter; at least one sector field mass analyser 41, 43 arranged downstream of the collision cell and at least one ion multicollector 50 comprising a plurality of ion detectors arranged downstream of the mass analyser, suitable for detecting a plurality of different ion species in parallel and/or simultaneously. The mass filter may be a quadrupole mass filter. The ion source may be an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) ion source. The multicollector may comprise a plurality of Faraday cups or ion counters which may be placed on movable platforms. The mass filter may be used to select a range of masses in one mode of operation and a second range of masses in a second mode of operation.
Patent GB-2527251-A (GB)
Title: Lubricant additives and compositions
Inventor: KUJAK STEPHEN ANTHONY
IPC: C10M163/00
Filed: 2014-03-14
Abstract: Embodiments are described herein to provide a functional composition that can be added to the lubricant of the HVAC system to help prevent/reduce the lubricant breakdown. The functional composition can also help prevent/reduce material deposition on, for example, an orifice of an expansion or heat transfer surface(s) or heat transfer surface(s). The functional composition can be added as an additive to a lubricant of a HVAC system to form a lubricant composition. The lubricant composition can be added to a HVAC system to help prevent/reduce the material deposition. In some embodiments, the functional composition can be added to a HVAC system during operation of the HVAC system to help remove/reduce existing material deposition.
Patent GB-2545168-A (GB)
Title: An improved conveyer weigh cell module
Inventor: DAVID BOWIE
IPC: G01G11/08
Filed: 2015-12-01
Abstract: A weigh module for a belt conveyor apparatus, said module comprising: a plurality of shafts 30 supporting a conveyor belt 35, said shafts being rotatably mounted and wherein the rotational axes of each of the plurality of shafts are parallel; a means to measure rotation of the shafts; support means for each shaft; and a load cell (21, fig 1b) engaging a load plate to determine the load on the belt. In a second aspect the means to measure rotation is an encoder mounted at an end of the shafts. The shafts may be coupled via a drive belt, e.g. a V-belt. The axes of the shafts may be perpendicular to the flow of the belt. Adjacent shafts may be at the same height to produce even load bearing on each shaft. The load sensor may span across and be supported by two or more shafts. Shafts may be mounted on a flange plate 36. The surface of each shaft may be formed of a high friction material. The shafts may be cylindrical and may comprise a plurality of rings 32 coaxially mounted which may be made from a rubber material.
Patent GB-2547633-A (GB)
Title: Cable tidy
Inventor: ROBIN ADRIAN SIRS
IPC: A47B21/06
Filed: 2016-01-20
Abstract: A cable tidy comprising a cable guide with first 2a and second 2b mating parts wherein the first part 2a has a notch which forms part of an aperture when engaged with the second part 2b and a cable holder 3 for holding a cable in a substantially vertical position such that it can be extended or retracted. The holder 3 may be an extruded column which forms a work station leg and may employ a system of channels, weights 9 and pulleys 15 to manage the cable. The holder may have storage shelves or compartments. The cable guide may have different sized or shaped apertures and sleeves within the apertures. The guide may employ mating rings, have a domed shape 13 with power outlets and have a sealed gasket.
Patent GB-2535883-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems of wavefield separation applied to near-continuously recorded wavefields
Inventor: STIAN HEGNA
IPC: G01V1/36
Filed: 2015-08-12
Abstract: A method of obtaining a near-continuous pressure wavefield at approximately stationary receiver locations which involves transforming a near-continuous recorded wavefield to a wavenumber-time domain, computing a distance correction operator based on the distance Dx(tj) moved by each receiver and wavenumber sample, and multiplying each amplitude of the wavefield in the wavenumber-time domain by the operator. Also disclosed is a method in which the motion of receivers in towed multicomponent streamer seismic data is corrected in order to obtain pressure and particle motion wavefields with approximately stationary-receiver locations, based on the distance moved along a vessel track by the receivers. Wavefield separation is then applied to the wavefields with approximately stationary-receiver locations to compute upgoing pressure or particle velocity wavefields.
Patent GB-2549252-A (GB)
Title: Airborne vehicle
Inventor: WILLIAM HATCHER
IPC: B64C39/00
Filed: 2016-02-29
Abstract: An airborne vehicle (fig.1,10) has a propulsion system with a pair of motion inducing members 18 such as paddles, one on each side of the vehicle, which are driven by a drive arrangement 32,34,36 so that they simultaneously rotate and flap to provide thrust. Preferably the paddles are substantially planar and rotate about a transverse axis so that two flaps are completed for each complete rotation. The drive arrangement may include a pair of cranked connections onto which the paddles are mounted at an incline to the axis of rotation; the degree of inclination of each paddle may be manually controlled separately by a pilot in use. Front and rear propellers 42,48 may be provided on a longitudinal axle (fig.1,46) of the vehicle. The propellers may be driven by an internal combustion engine 56 which also drives an electric generator 58. The generator may be used to charge a rechargeable power source of an electric motor 36 used in the drive arrangement. The propellers may be located within casings 44,70 having inlets 64,72 and outlets 68,74 with controllable flaps 66,76 to vary their extent and/or orientation.
Patent GB-2551189-A (GB)
Title: Clock synchronisation in wireless mesh communications networks
Inventor: RAY MCCONNELL
IPC: H04W56/00
Filed: 2016-06-10
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of synchronising the local clock signals of network nodes 20 in a wireless mesh communications network 2. A first network node 201 receives a master clock signal, synchronises its local clock signal to this received signal, and then forwards a synchronisation signal to a second network node 202, said signal being dependent on one or both of the local and master clock signals. The second node synchronises its local clock to this signal, thereby forming a first clock region (nodes labelled 24) with the first node. The network may further comprise more than one master signal and hence define additional clock regions (nodes labelled 28) for different purposes. The clock regions may be formed from predetermined selections of network nodes, and the synchronisation signals may be propagated over predetermined fixed routes or, alternatively, dynamic routes. The master clock signals may be provided by sources local or external to the nodes, for example, point of presence (POP) nodes 24, 28.
Patent GB-2551206-A (GB)
Title: Method to share data between semiconductors chips
Inventor: Roberto Morone
IPC: G06F13/42
Filed: 2016-06-10
Abstract: A microsecond bus master 20 has chip select outputs CS1, CS2, each connected to more than one slave device IC16. The slaves have configuration pins, which are connected to ground or to a supply voltage. When the master sends a data frame to the slaves on the data bus 10, the chip select signal determines which slaves accept bits from the data frame. The configuration pins determine which bits from the frame each slave accepts. The slave devices may be H-bridge circuits which drive a pair of DC motors, requiring three input bits per motor. In this case, if both configuration pins are connected to ground, the slave device may use the first six bits of the data frame to control the motors. Other settings of the configuration pins allow other blocks of six bits to be used.
Patent GB-2543630-A (GB)
Title: Autonomous driving certification generalizer
Inventor: DANIEL LEVINE
IPC: G01C21/32
Filed: 2016-09-01
Abstract: A method for identifying candidate road segments suitable for autonomous operations (e.g. autonomous / driverless vehicles). The method comprises obtaining data of a first plurality of road segments, the road segments which are obtained being those classified as suitable for autonomous operations, generating one or more road segment templates based on the data, obtaining data of a second plurality of road segments, the road segments being taken from road segments which have not been permitted for autonomous actions, and reconstructing the second plurality of road segments based on the one or more road segment templates to obtain a plurality of reconstructed road segments. The method may involve selecting one or more of the reconstructed road segments and scheduling a road test. The method may involve submitting one or more of the reconstructed road segments to a regulatory body to permit the segment as being appropriate for autonomous vehicles.
Patent GB-2539130-A (GB)
Title: Channel centering at an OFDM receiver
Inventor: MOHAMMED ALLOULAH
IPC: H04L27/26
Filed: 2015-06-04
Abstract: A method of centring a channel impulse response (CIR) of a received Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) signal is disclosed, which allows determination of whether spikes in the CIR relate to echoes of a main signal which precede or succeed the main signal, for correct equalization (fig.14, not shown). A Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) of a received pilot-dense symbol (e.g. the P2 preamble symbol) is generated for a particular FFT window, and for each of a plurality of phase rotations of the FFT, a frequency response estimate is generated, the received pilot-dense symbol is equalized based on the frequency response, an amount of noise on sub-carriers in the pilot symbol is measured, and the rotation producing the lowest noise forms the basis for selecting the positions of the paths in the CIR.
Patent GB-2538213-A (GB)
Title: An eye-dropper positioning device, a method for delivering an eye-drop and an eye examination device
Inventor: FRANK ANTHONY TEDESCO
IPC: A61F9/00
Filed: 2015-02-11
Abstract: There is disclosed an eye-dropper positioning device (10) including a container (12) having at least a substantially transparent portion and defining an interior. The device (10) further includes a fluid (14) at least partially filling the interior of the container (12). The device (10) further includes a mirror assembly (16) located in the interior of the container (10). The mirror assembly (16) comprises at least one reflecting surface (20); and an orientating means (22) buoyantly supported by the fluid (14) and configured to substantially face the at least one reflecting surface (20) downwardly such that an image of an eye under the container ( 10) is reflected by the at least one reflecting surface (20) back to the eye through the substantially transparent portion of the container (10).
Patent GB-2547503-A (GB)
Title: Clickstream visual analytics based on maximal sequential patterns
Inventor: ZHICHENG LIU
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2016-11-18
Abstract: A method for analysing click streams associated with a resource, e.g. a website or a software application, to identify popular navigational patterns traversed by users of the resource. Clickstreams associated with the resource are analysed to identify sets of clickstreams that have a common group of assets, e.g. webpages, with which users of the resource interacted. Navigational patterns 610, which include commonly traversed series of assets 612, 614, 616 interacted with by the users, are determined for the identified sets. The navigational pattern is then provided to identify popular navigational patterns traversed by users of the resource. A navigational step 613 of the navigational pattern may be selected, and a second navigational pattern 620 created by analysing clickstreams associated with that navigational step.
Patent GB-2557642-A (GB)
Title: Abdominal thrust device
Inventor: HSIAO-HUNG CHIANG
IPC: A61H39/04
Filed: 2016-12-14
Abstract: An abdominal thrust device 100 comprises a belt 1 that can be worn around the abdomen, a rounded track assembly 2 arranged at an inner surface of the belt 1 corresponding to the position of the large or small intestines and a thrusting assembly 3 movably engaged with the track assembly 2. In use, the thrusting assembly 3 is cyclically moved along the track assembly 2 to thrust the large intestine or the small intestines to provide constipation relief. A controller (4, Fig 11) is also taught for controlling the thrusting assembly 3. In a preferred arrangement the track assembly 2 comprises two tracks 21, 22 and the thrusting assembly 3 comprises a body 31 provided with two spaced protruding members (32, Fig 1) which can be engaged with the two tracks 21, 22. A plurality of fingers 33 are also provided on the body facing surface of the body 31 to thrust the abdomen.
Patent GB-2552722-A (GB)
Title: Speaker recognition
Inventor: JOHN PAUL LESSO
IPC: G10L17/20
Filed: 2016-12-23
Abstract: A biometric speaker recognition system analyses (202) each frame of audio data (AIN) to determine speech sound characteristics, and assesses each frame (203) to determine a contribution indicator (fig. 5) which emphasizes frames which would be most useful for speaker recognition or discrimination, especially in eg. noisy acoustic environments. Discrimination scores 601 (and Table 1) and noise thresholds in different conditions may weight the selection (eg. phonemes involving nasals or vowels which excite vocal tract resonances and formants more strongly than plosives or sibilants, as in fig. 4). The frames are then processed for speaker enrollment or verification.
Patent GB-2558879-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for container-based virtualisation
Inventor: DAVID POUPON
IPC: G06F9/455
Filed: 2017-01-04
Abstract: Method for container-based virtualization on a server 200 is provided comprising simultaneously operating a host operating system (OS) and a plurality of guest operating system instances 250a,b. Each guest OS instance operates within a separate container on the host OS. Guest OSs comprise a hardware abstraction layer and are designed for mobile devices, e.g. Android (RTM).Operation of the containers can be managed by Docker software (RTM). Each guest OS has one service operated by a single, global service manager 260 via identifiers for registered services in the guest OSs. The guest OSs generate video output streams captured in a virtual frame buffer using a graphic processor of the host OS. Uses comprise media service providers for set-top boxes with limited capabilities for graphics processing, implementing processing such as cloud rendering.
Patent GB-2555715-A (GB)
Title: Inner cover made of plastic material for use as a sterile cover from the inside of a rectangular conveyor, assembly including the inner cover, method for
Inventor: RONALD WASSENBURG
IPC: A61B50/33
Filed: 2017-09-22
Abstract: A plastic inner sleeve 22 for use as a sterile liner for the inside of a rectangular transportation tray (1, fig 1) having a bottom (3, fig 1) and upright sides (9, fig 1), comprises a rectangular basic shape 24 including sides 30 provided with outwardly extending lateral flaps 32, and corner portions 26 which have eyelets 28 for attaching to corresponding hooks (11, fig 1) of the transportation tray. In use, the lateral flaps 32 may hang over the outer sides of the tray. Each corner portion 26 with an eyelet 28 has a tongue part 34 extending outwardly from the eyelet 28. In use, the tongue part 28 folds back over to cover the corresponding hook (fig 3). Preferably the hooks (11, fig 1) are formed by two indentations (17, fig 1) in a top edge of the tray at either side of each corner (9, fig 1). Preferably, an outer sleeve (40, fig 4) with an at least partially elasticated peripheral edge (42, fig 4) covers the tray and displays a printed indication (46, fig 4) that the tray is sterile. The tray may be used to carry endoscopic equipment.